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TiGra Networks Showcased in Windows Vista SMB Supplement
Our customer St. David Recruitment Services, based in Cardiff, were interviewed recently by Windows Vista Magazine to get their views on how Windows Vista helps their business every day. The case study appeared in Windows Vista SMB Supplement, which went...
Credit Crunch Thwarting Your IT Investment?
Businesses may be deterred from making investments in technology in the current economic climate, especially those planning to use finance to minimise cash flow impact and spread the cost over the life of the assets. With banks unwilling to lend to each...
Small Business Server 2008 is Coming
Microsoft formally unveiled its upcoming server solution for small businesses this week and first indications are that the price will be "about the same as the 2003 version". There is no news on upgrade pricing yet and the product release itself...
Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 Go Gold
The 2008 launch wave is gaining momentum. Microsoft announced a few hours ago that both Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 have been released to manufacturing. Windows Vista service pack 1 will likely impact most users in the short term...
BNI Presentation
This is the slide deck (actually a superset of the slide deck) that I presented to my BNI chapter on 29th January 2008. The PowerPoint file is included as a file attachment below. The case study linked from the slide deck is this one: http://www.microsoft...
Printer Deployment for Windows Vista and Small Business Server 2003
I recently had a problem with a customer running all Windows Vista clients on an SBS 2003 R2 domain. The problem was how to deploy printers to users who have restricted access (i.e. standard users). The users cannot install the printer drivers themselves...
Introducing the TiGra Networks Micro Business Server™
Introducing the TiGra Networks Micro-Business Server™ The name “ Micro Business Server ” is ours, not Microsoft’s. These amusing video clips actually highlight some serious advantages of Microsoft’s new server product. Based on Windows Home Server operating...
Charities: Are You Paying Too Much for Software?
There are schemes available in the UK to help legitimate registered charities get top class IT systems and software for next to nothing. If you are paying retail prices for your software, then talk to TiGra Networks and we guarantee to cut your bill by...
Keeping Your Network Safe With Automatic Updates
If you are a small business owner who uses computers, you probably know that Microsoft releases regular security updates through Windows Update. You might not know that if you have a server on your network, then you can automate this process and gain...
Get Online for Free with TiGra Networks and Office Live
Microsoft's Office Live service delivers a quick and cost-effective solution for small businesses and organizations wishing to create an online presence. One example is the Entrepreneuse Live web site, which showcases female entrepreneurs and was developed...
TiGra Networks re-qualifies as a Microsoft Small Business Specialist 2007
TiGra is proud to have re-qualified as a Microsoft Small Business Specialist for 2007. Microsoft UK insists that each company re-qualifies each year. To keep our Small Business Specialist status, Microsoft asked us to provide two customer references to...
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 available
Hot news - Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 is available for download (news broken by Wayne Small on his SBS-FAQ site a few hours ago) and also by Susan Bradley . TiGra Networks has an intranet site up and running and I'm extremely pleased with how well...
Small Business partners keeping Microsoft honest
There's a lively debate going on in the small business community in response to the Exchange/Vista/Office launch. Vijay and Susanne in particular have been letting Microsoft know exactly what they think and Dave Overton has stepped up to the plate to...
Home and Business Users Alike Need Good Security Practices
Most computer users - particularly home users but even many business users - log into their computer with Administrative rights. In the case of home users, often no passwords are used and family members may all share the same default login account. While...